Oykot

Oykot

Service interval:
The Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line and the Iiyama Line: Nagano to Tokamachi Stations

Along the Iiyama Line flows the Chikuma-gawa River (Shinano-gawa River), and along the river lie village woods, fields and country homes.

This train was created around this concept of rustic Japan and bringing people to home villages, where the true heart of the Japanese people resides. Gazing at the rice paddies fading into the distance, passengers feel a sense of calm and healing. To help bring home the image of the home village, with its scenic rice paddies, rivers and mountains, this train was named Oykot, which is "Tokyo" spelled backwards. In Japanese, the name is written in hiragana as "Oikotto" (おいこっと).

Oykot pamphlet [PDF/2.8MB]

*Online seat reservation will be available from Wednesday, September 5th, 2018 beginning at 5:30AM (JST)

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Car interior

The relaxing interior is designed in the style of an old-style rural home to bring back childhood memories of visiting grandma during summer vacation.

the relaxing interior

The train has Oykot Attendants available to make sightseeing announcements, provide information, take commemorative photos and sell goods.

Note: There is generally one crew member per train.

Oykot Attendants

Those who join us on this Iiyama Line sightseeing train will receive a mini-pack of pickled nozawana. In the Shinshu area, eating pickles in ochazuke (rice with tea) is a custom, and passengers will hopefully have that feeling of returning to grandma's house in the countryside.

When the train is stopped at Iiyama Station, local goods are made available for sale, and locals may also have treats on board (during the outbound trip only).

Note: Different foods are offered in January and February.

a mini-pack of pickled nozawana

Notes:

If there is no attendant on duty, on-board sales are not available.
Refreshments are subject to change or cancellation without notice.

Car layout

Regular stops

Timetables

Route & Timetables

Stops	Outbound	Inbound
(Shinano) Nagano	9:17 (dep.)	18:07 (arr.)
Kaesa	9:42 (arr.) 9:43 (dep.)	17:38 (dep.) 17:37 (arr.)
Iiyama	9:57 (arr.) 10:12 (dep.)	17:23 (dep.) 17:03 (arr.)
Kita-Iiyama	10:14 (arr.) 10:15 (dep.)	17:00 (dep.) 16:59 (arr.)
Togarinozawa-Onsen	10:25 (arr.) 10:26 (dep.)	16:51 (dep.) 16:46 (arr.)
Morimiyanohara	11:01 (arr.) 11:14 (dep.)	16:08 (dep.) 15:49 (arr.)
Tsunan	11:26 (arr.) 11:27 (dep.)	15:37 (dep.) 15:36 (arr.)
Tōkamachi	11:50 (arr.)	15:12 (dep.)
Stops	Outbound	Inbound

* The above information is current as of July 2020.
* The stops and times may be subject to change.
* A basic fare ticket and a reserved seat ticket are required for the Oykot
* Reserved seats are available from 10:00 one month before the departure date.

Calendar

Click on a date the train is in operation to search for empty seats and make a ticket reservation.
* You need to be registered with JR-EAST Train Reservation.

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Days marked with indicate the days this train is in service.

July 2020 Calendar
Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22
	27	28	29	30	31

This train is in service on the following days in July 2020.

23rd to 26th

August 2020 Calendar
Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.

	3	4	5	6	7
		11	12	13	14
	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28
	31

This train is in service on the following days in August 2020.

1st, 2nd, 8th to 10th, 15th, 16th, 29th, 30th

September 2020 Calendar
Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
		1	2	3	4
	7	8	9	10	11
	14	15	16	17	18
			23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

This train is in service on the following days in September 2020.

5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th to 22nd

October 2020 Calendar
Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
				1	2
	5	6	7	8	9
	12	13	14	15	16
	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30

This train is in service on the following days in October 2020.

3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th, 31st

November 2020 Calendar
Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
	2	3	4	5	6
	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20
		24	25	26	27
	30

This train is in service on the following days in November 2020.

1st, 7th, 8th, 21st to 23rd, 28th, 29th

December 2020 Calendar
Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
		1	2	3	4
	7	8	9	10	11
	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

This train is in service on the following days in December 2020.

5th, 6th, 12th, 13th

January 2021 Calendar
Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

This train service is in operation on the following days in January 2021.

Not in operation.

February 2021 Calendar
Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28

This train service is in operation on the following days in February 2021.

Not in operation.

March 2021 Calendar
Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19
	22	23	24	25	26
	29	30	31

This train service is in operation on the following days in March 2021.

20th, 21st, 27th, 28th

* The above information is current as of July 2020.
* Service dates may be subject to change.
* Service dates of the 2-car and 1-car configurations may be subject to change.

How to purchase

Tickets for the Oykot are not available for sale outside of Japan. There are multiple ways to purchase tickets as follows.

Passes:: Purchase a pass that is for foreign visitors to Japan and covers the travel area. Recommended passes when visiting Japan

Tickets:: Available for sale at JR EAST Travel Service Centers and your local JR Ticket Office (Midori-no-madoguchi).

Note: Not all services are available on certain trains when boarding with a pass or a ticket.

Online seat reservation

*Online seat reservation will be available from Wednesday, September 5th, 2018 beginning at 5:30AM (JST)

Recommended passes and tickets

Note: Some passes have restrictions on Joyful Train rides. For further details, please refer to the links below.

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